Chimborazo (Ecuador)
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English: Chimborazo is a currently inactive stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 AD.
History[edit]
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Painting by Friedrich Georg Weitsch, 1806
Flora[edit]
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Xenophyllum humile near the volcano Chimborazo
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Astragalus geminiflorus
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Nototriche jamesonii in nearly 5.000 m altitude
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Chuquiraga jussieui
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Halenia weddeliana
Fauna[edit]
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Vicuña on Chimborazo
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Vicuñas on Chimborazo